The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-12-24

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Il y, u y q SscsIESc E or Ii IsEDING - -,Th
y So lce OF feeding Is one OF tile mos
II lmport stndies of the farmer. b
Il ~ ne is Staugil lit how to make tho mos
81 OF AlS feedln crops. and how to spar
4 ssihble hay by; feed ling straw With sauc
q; Ilo0dH as oil MI eals, bran, and CEtleriylI
4 lehaslaple fee ling vt tuffs. For Instance
one ton OF 81 oyer hay contains nine o
4 ten per cent. of albuminoidS, while
ton OF Timothy hay has only five-and.a a
balt per cent. Of these valuable nu
a trients, Now, clover hay is alway
4 cheaper than tlIGothy, and usually iift,
per cent. cheaper. But further, lie !,
ton OF, straw containing two and two
4 anQ.aalalf per cent. Of albuminoid
\ ~ mixed with a ton OF clover hay I TIL,
mixture contains precisely .as mucl
i NUTRITIOUS substance as two tons & q
Timothy hay, Hence farmers SHOULD
grow timothy for sale and clover 70
i keeping, 4 and if one should see q load o
straw on tue way to the paper mill 70,
| " per ton be should stop il aud CIV,
$l.60 for 1T, and so make SIS to $8Sof
the operation. This is how o farmer
may make q large profit out of a know.
ledge'o OF the sciences OF feeding animals
ana S1G proves the wisdom Of tho old
| Roman philolQpher and statesman
who said: The feeding OF animalsi Il
tue most Important part Of agricul-
ture.'' 4, I. :
TnE value Of a ton of ordinary
manure is estimated at SO, while allow
price for q ton Of commercial fertilizer
10 $40. The farmer must, therefore,
handle ten times as much manure as
fertilizers in order to provide the same
amount Of plant food. In purchasing
fertilizers the matter Of hauling and
distributing the manure and fertilizers
should. therefore, be considered In the
COMPARISON Of cost and benefit to be
derived from each.
An this country afamine is almost
impossible, While droughts occur in
some sections rain is usually plentiful
else where. The past season was noted
Tor destruction from both droughts and
t1reshets at the same time. Crops are
very short In Illinois, Wisconsin and
Iowa, wilhelm the Eastern States the
Yields have been excellent. The time
may yet come when science will enable
tho farmers to largely control the supply
OF water required.
1T lsa serious mistake to neglect
handiing young heifers until after they
haYe dropped their first calf. At this
time their bags are apt to be swollen
and tender, and the task Of accustom.
ing them to be MIXED Is more difficult.
Inc operation tends to enlarge the bag
ana the teats, and with good milking
stocS may make it necessary to draw
mix once or twice q day for a week or
more before the calf is dropped. Do
not bsgrudge the extra trouble that
TINS makes. 1t is a Sign that the heifer
VIII prove to be q deep mixer. q
The beef-producing breeds are not
heavy. mixers, Those who breed the
best thoroQghbreds are content to have
the COWS give only sufficient milk to
supply the calves, which are notQ
.Weaned from their dams until the COWS
refusa ta57onger supply tn6TsE at which
ISlRene the calves are well grown. Ii IS
the purpose OF such breeds to convert
the food into flesh. while with the
mixers and butter.prod the pro-
duction Of beef Is o secondary matter.
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| WIEN stock must wade knee .deep
in the filth of the barn.yard colds and
disease usually result. Dryness aud
warmth are essential for the rapid de-.
| velopment OF bone and flesh. Iappi,
ness and contentment are as essential
to the success OF animals, SO far as
health is concerned, as they are with
human beings.
SMUT and mold on corn and corn
stalks are often injurious, and, under
some circumstances, absolutely poison,
ous TO stock. They produce In cattle q
disease called stomach staggers. Small
doses OF sulphur are said to be helpful
| to stock thus affected. Smutty corn
should never he put In the crib. II
should be gathered at husking time and
burned. IL allowed to 60 to crib, other
corn will be affected, and tho disease
will increase the following year.
ONE Of the sourcea flom which spring
many troubles 1s the fence corners, If
nothing else will reach it try the hoe
1t Is much better to spend q small pro-
portion Of the time at the source Of
danger than to be constantly at work
endeavoring to eradicate the weeds
which are fostered aud nourlshed from
tho fence corners.
A LARGER crop Of apples, It is said,
will be grown if q colony of bees is
placed in the orchard. The pollen is
rubbed from their bodies against the
pistilsi Of thousands OF flowers, which
thus become .tertillzed. Many OF the
strange freaks Of hybrldl2ing varieties
are due to the agency of bees. 81 ra*
sCALY. leg is caused by minute in
l'sect which burrows under the scales
on the. shanks Of fowls. causing them
to enlarge. This may be cured by
! dipping the shanks Of those affected
into crude petroleum., or d mixture of
LAID and kerosene may be thoroughly
rubbed INTO the scales. Repeat the
treatment IN ten days. and the cure
lsWilf he comp leted. if} 3 S5 gs
2I'IIn latest 3rened y FOR the cabbage
II pest is smart weed 4 narlthr yyead xsi,,oh